Upheaval
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Summary
For leaders who want to seize the opportunities of new business models and gain a competitive edge, this book is a primer. It explains how to analyze the status quo, identify the value of a future business model, and chart a path of transformation. It also offers advice on how to engage the leadership team and other employees in change so that business model transformation succeeds. The book includes illustrative case studies of companies that have already succeeded in business model transformation, including exponential-growth companies such as Netflix; global companies such as Xerox, SAP, and Daimler; and midsized hidden champions such as Knorr-Bremse and Kaba. Disruption is a book for business leaders, transformation experts, and MBA students determined to make their business models future-proof and able to withstand waves of innovation in the business environment.
Editor's review
The book's core value lies in its proposed "crisis response model." Through in-depth analysis of multiple historical cases (such as the decline of the Roman Empire, the French Revolution, and the two World Wars), Linz explores differences in cognition, decision-making, and adaptive capacity among societies facing political, economic, technological, or environmental upheaval. He pays particular attention to institutional resilience, collective learning capacity, and the role of elites; the argument is rigorous and thought-provoking. In today's era of uncertainty, reading this book can help us move beyond anxiety about single events, understand the nature of change from a deeper historical perspective, and consider how societies and individuals should build the capacity to withstand shocks and achieve transformation.
The book's narrative style is relatively academic, with dense argumentation, requiring patience and a foundation in historical knowledge. But it offers not ready-made answers but a powerful set of thinking tools for examining major turning points past and present.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Researchers and students interested in historical sociology, comparative politics, or theories of social transformation
- In-depth readers seeking a framework for understanding today's global uncertainty from a macro-historical perspective
- Professionals in public policy, strategic analysis, or organizational management who need insight into systemic change
- Readers who enjoy grand narratives such as Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel or Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens and want more rigorous academic analysis
Not a good fit for
- Casual readers looking for light stories or popular accounts of single historical events
- Pragmatists seeking clear predictions of the future or concrete solutions
Reading tips
- Start with the introduction to understand the author's core model and central questions, then choose chapters on historical cases you are familiar with for deeper reading.
- As you read, compare the material with major changes currently unfolding globally or locally, while bearing in mind the specificity of each historical context.
- The book involves many academic concepts; consider taking notes to organize the logic, and pair it with other historical works for background.
About the publisher
Hainan Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for literary and intellectual works, covering foreign literature, philosophy, classics, world-famous works, classical poetry and prose miscellanies. Its catalog includes foreign literary classics such as Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Romain Rolland's Jean-Christophe, philosophical works such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract: Expert Companion Edition, and Chinese classics and poetic studies such as Lu Xun's essays and prose collections and Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, as well as illustrated popular-science works like Fabre's Insects. The involvement of translators such as Zhong Shufeng, Fu Lei and Chen Xiaoqing reflects the publisher's emphasis on translation quality and expert guidance. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the catalog.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 关于作者
- 贡献者名单
- 序言
- 第一部分 为什么要从根本上转变商业模式
- 第一章 数字化和服务化的影响
- 实体数字化：数字化和实体化的分裂
- “二者相结合”：服务化和产品化的分裂
- 第二章 评估你当前的商业模式
- 商业模式的类型
- 从根本上转变商业模式的选择
- 第三章 从微调到根本性转型
- 商业模式概念的出现
- 从动态视角出发
- 第二部分 如何从根本上转变商业模式
- 第四章 改变包容性水平
- 向包容性水平更高的商业模式转变
- 向更集中的商业模式转变
- 第五章 转变定制化水平
- 向定制化水平更高的商业模式转变
- 向标准化程度更高的商业模式转变
- 第六章 为多种根本性转型排序
- 直接性：对角线转变与逐步转变之间的比较
- 转型顺序：顺时针转变与逆时针转变之间的比较
- 结论和展望
- 第三部分 向成功转型的组织学习
- 第七章 从根本上改变公司包容性的公司案例研究
- 戴姆勒如何塑造汽车出行的未来：从car2go到moovel
- 瑞士励智识别技术有限公司：从销售ID卡到提供ID网络的访问途径
- 思爱普：从标准企业软件的先驱到领先的数字公司
- 网飞：商业转型大师
- 第八章 从根本上改变定制化水平的公司案例研究
- 施乐：数字时代的转型
- 印孚瑟斯：知识商业的产品化——从基于项目的系统集成商，到提供产品化和平台化的数字化服务供应商的转型
- 转变 FUNDES的社会商业模式：成为一家消费者导向的咨询公司，以避免环境变化下的目标偏离
- 第九章 尝试多种根本转变的公司案例研究
- 克诺尔集团轨道车辆系统：从制动控制单元制造商到综合铁路系统供应商
- 阿特拉斯·科普柯集团：从销售压缩机到提供服务
- 博泽集团：从组件配送到全球系统供应商
- 圣加仑大学：从产品化教育到整合型教育方法
- 第四部分 应如何前行
- 第十章 应对转型过程中领导层面的挑战
- 随大流转型或寻求创新的转型模式
- 专注于结果和实际执行
- 第十一章 根据商业模式转型指南前行
- 步骤1：你当前的起始状况是什么
- 步骤2：你想转变到哪种程度
- 步骤3：设计属于你自己的转型之路
- 步骤4：做好你的行动规划
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Karsten Linz is an author for whom Chinese-language library records currently provide no confirmed English name, nationality, or dates of birth and death; publicly available information is limited. The library holds one work by this author, titled Upheaval, which is classified under management. Based on the available information, Linz's writing addresses practical issues in the field of management, focusing on how organizations and individuals respond in changing environments. The prose tends toward issue analysis and the organization of experience rather than broad theoretical exposition. The title Upheaval itself suggests the work's central concern: how management practice adjusts and adapts when external conditions shift. Because verifiable material is limited to this, a more specific description of the author's academic background, professional experience, and full body of work is not yet possible; readers may consult the book itself to learn more about the author's perspective and writing style.
Günter Müller-Stewens is a German management scholar and a professor of business administration at the University of St. Gallen, where he focuses on strategic management and consulting. Public information about him is limited, and the only one of his works currently available to Chinese readers is Radical Change (Judbian), classified under management. Based on the available information, his writing draws on academic training in business administration and addresses topics in strategy and consulting for managers and researchers, with an emphasis on re-examining corporate strategy and organizational responses in a changing environment. Such works tend to prioritize conceptual frameworks and engagement with real-world problems over popular storytelling, and are suited to readers seeking an academic perspective on management change. As things stand, his visibility in the Chinese-speaking world remains limited, and his scholarly profile awaits further translation and documentation.
Alexander Zimmermann is a Chinese-language book author about whom limited public information is available. Only one of his works is currently held in the collection: a management title titled Upheaval. Since his dates of birth and death, nationality, and full career record cannot be confirmed, it is not possible to sketch the outline of his life; only the existing work can be briefly described. Upheaval is classified under management, and judging from its title and subject matter, it likely deals with how organizations or environments respond to and manage major change, making it a practical work aimed at real-world problems. Authors of this kind usually rely on clear conceptual frameworks and actionable ideas, with writing that emphasizes structure and usefulness rather than academic theoretical exposition. Based on the information available, Zimmermann's profile as a writer remains incomplete, and his influence has yet to be confirmed by more materials and works; readers may treat the book as an introductory reference on management issues.
Chen Yiling: currently, public information is limited, and there is no clear record of her nationality, dates of birth and death, educational background, or professional experience. According to the available bibliographic information, Chen Yiling has one work, titled Radical Change (Judbian), which is commonly classified under management. It can therefore be inferred that her writing concerns organizational operation, environmental change, and managerial responses, and may use “radical change” as an entry point for discussing how individuals or organizations adjust and make decisions in turbulent environments. Because verifiable information about the author is scarce, it is still difficult to judge the full range of her writing style, and further speculation about her academic background or industry identity is not appropriate. Readers who wish to learn about Chen Yiling can, at this stage, mainly begin with Radical Change and observe her perspective and mode of expression in dealing with management issues.
